Nevada County picayune., 1887-07-20
Twisting a Calfs Tail.

There is nothing that demands statesmasliip of high order as much as the driving a COW with a young calfto any particular place. Two Galveston color ed men lately undertook job of this character, and although they gave the matter their careful attention, the result was very far from satisfactory to anybody except the COW, which seemed to enjoy il very much. Sam aud Bill were 10 get a dollar to take the COW and calf and pat them in the yard of the owner, MT. Thomas Carlyle, who lives at the south end of Galveston avenue. After trying in vain to get the COW to understand in what direction they preferred she should go, Sam and Bili called a cabinet meeting, at which the following campaign was agreed upon. sam was to take up the calf in his arms and go ahead, while Billy was to hold the COW back by the rope, wblch was fastened to her horns.
 "Ef she goes too fast said Bill .Ill jest hold her back"
 And ef she don't follow fast enough, I'll jest twist her calfs tail. and den she will come right along," said Sam.
 sam took m the call, and went ahead. while Bill, in order to get a good hold, tied the rope around hls wrist. The procession pro ceeded slowly in the desired di' rection, and would have reached it's destination in safety had not Satan tempted Bill to get off a joke on Sam; so he sailed out:
 "Sam, jes twist de calt's tail."
 Sam did so, and the calf bleated as if it was opposed to an encore to the performance.
 The old COW began to trot; so did Sam. holding on to the cali as if he had stolen it. Then the fun began, for every once In a while the COW would polish her horns on the ceiling of Sam's pants.
 Bill could not get his hands out ol the rope, and, as he had short legs he had hard work ill keeping up with the procession, or, rather ln not letting go. He ran so fast that the kinks of his wool strengthened out. Finally he gaspcd: 'Sam, on twist dat calls tail" Sans legs moved so rapidly that they looked like spokes of buggy, but he call ed back: Bill, don't let go dat rope de cows againin' on me-"
 "Drup de calf,' called poor Bill, whose arm was coming out of its socket. "Drop de calf, for l can't keep up wid the COW, go slow, nig- gah, or I'll turn de COW loose on youn which, however was more than he was able to do.
 Bill made the next fifty yards on his back; he still was unwilling to retain his hold on the rope. For tunately the COW overlook Sam, and in return tor his kindness in picking up the calf, she picked him up on her horns and threw him over into Mir. Carlyle's yard. Bill, who was rather tired of chasing the COW thought he would climb over and see what Sam was doing. The COW appeared to understand his wishes in that direction, so she started to help him out, or rather over. She was little late, but he went about ten feet luther into the field than he would have done without her assistance. There was neither of them so badly hurt as they were when Mir. Carlyle came and told them that the con- tract was that they should put the COW in the yard. Instead of that, the COW had put them in the yard, so the dollar belonged to him as owner of the COW.
 It is thought a law suit will grow out of the matter.- Galveston News.